To satisfy the requirements for the minor in Poverty Studies, students must complete:

PVS-101,

an internship, and

at least five more courses from the following, with no more than two from any one discipline, which must include at least one course from either economics or political science.

No more than one May Experience may contribute to minor requirements.

The poverty studies internship must deal directly with people living in poverty and must be completed as an 8-10 week full-time summer experience. Normally, the internship will be undertaken after successful completion of PVS-101 Introduction to Poverty Studies and completed prior to the beginning of the junior year. Sites must be approved by the Poverty Studies Coordinator and Furman's Internship Program Director. On occasion, special topics courses are offered that also satisfy the requirements for the minor.

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